Jamestown man dead after motorcycle crash in Chautauqua County

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man is dead following a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon on Route 394 in the Town of Poland, New York State Police announced.

Troopers responded around 1:11 p.m. to the scene of the crash. An investigation found that 77-year-old John W. Hodgkin was traveling westbound on Route 394 when he exited off the north shoulder, struck a ditch and was ejected from the motorcycle, police said.

EMS responded and provided lifesaving measures, but Hodgkin was pronounced dead at the scene...